ACCESSIBILITY, USAGE AND IMPACT OF INTERNET SERVICES ON EXTENSION ADVISORY SERVICES: A STUDY OF EXTENSION PERSONNEL OF CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 9, Issue 6
Abstract
India has been experiencing major changes in agricultural extension system since the beginning of the 21st century. In current IT based global scenario, when the Information Technology started making in¬road into every sector of life in a big way, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has great potential to revamp agricultural extension also. All the sectors of society in general and agricultural extension in particular can increase their efficiency with appropriate and judicious use of Internet in making two-way contacts with farmers and other institutions using internet. E-Agriculture can revamp the Extension Advisory Service with providing proper training to extension personnel on IT/ICT and its application in agricultural extension. Extension personnel are very important in agricultural development process. Specifically, the basic role of extension personnel is that it helps in the improvement of those who are involved in primary food production. This is because it involves a shift from the traditional resource based method of production to a new science based method. The science based methods involve the adoption of new varieties, new cultural practices, use of agrochemicals and other capital-intensive inputs. Before these new technologies are adopted, the farmers need to be aware of them and learn how to use them correctly in their farming environment. The present study has been conducted at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana. The university covers the entire states through its 19 Krishi Vigyan Kendras(KVKs) located at district level and headquarter at Directorate of Extension Education at main campus. Census survey of all extension personnel of the university has been taken as the sample of study. The total sample size was 108 respondents (23 at main campus and 85 at outstations). It was found that Internet, the base of ICT can overcome some of these most challenging issues related to advisory services like accessibility, literacy and language barriers, geographic coverage and local focus
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